Migration Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Migration
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Migration skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Migration over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 76 76
Rank change year-on-year +9 0 +18
Permanent jobs citing Migration 672 1,296 1,763
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.43% 3.83% 4.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.75% 4.18% 4.31%
Number of salaries quoted 479 885 1,326
10th Percentile £45,000 £38,125 £42,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £43,750 £53,970
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £57,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +39.13% -14.81% +3.85%
75th Percentile £122,500 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £152,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +21.74% -14.81% +3.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Migration falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,134 30,993 40,912
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.17% 91.62% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 9,780 23,560 28,419
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Migration
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Migration as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Migration trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Migration
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Migration.

Migration salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Migration
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Migration over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Migration salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Migration
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 41 (6.10%) Apache
2 36 (5.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 34 (5.06%) Apache Airflow
4 33 (4.91%) SharePoint
5 15 (2.23%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.89%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.60%) CMS
8 3 (0.45%) OpenEdge
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.30%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.30%) WordPress
10 1 (0.15%) Confluence
10 1 (0.15%) SAS
10 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 21 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.30%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 26 (3.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (2.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (2.53%) NetSuite
4 16 (2.38%) NEC Housing
5 9 (1.34%) Oracle ERP
6 7 (1.04%) Oracle EBS
7 5 (0.74%) Sage 200
7 5 (0.74%) Sage 50
8 4 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
8 4 (0.60%) Q-Pulse
9 3 (0.45%) SAP MDG
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Assets
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle BPM
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Cash Management
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 2 (0.30%) PeopleSoft HCM
10 2 (0.30%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 242 (36.01%) Azure
2 154 (22.92%) AWS
3 78 (11.61%) Microsoft 365
4 77 (11.46%) GCP
5 66 (9.82%) Power Platform
6 57 (8.48%) Snowflake
7 50 (7.44%) SaaS
8 45 (6.70%) Azure DevOps
8 45 (6.70%) GitHub
9 40 (5.95%) dbt
10 39 (5.80%) Amazon EC2
10 39 (5.80%) Dynamics 365
11 36 (5.36%) Amazon EKS
12 35 (5.21%) Amazon ECS
13 34 (5.06%) Dagster
14 32 (4.76%) Entra ID
15 31 (4.61%) GitHub Actions
16 20 (2.98%) Serverless
17 17 (2.53%) PowerApps
18 16 (2.38%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.72%) Firewall
2 22 (3.27%) LAN
2 22 (3.27%) WAN
3 17 (2.53%) SD-WAN
4 11 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (1.34%) DNS
6 8 (1.19%) VLAN
7 7 (1.04%) VPN
8 4 (0.60%) HTTPS
9 3 (0.45%) DHCP
9 3 (0.45%) Internet
9 3 (0.45%) MPLS
10 2 (0.30%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (0.30%) Network Security
10 2 (0.30%) Skype
10 2 (0.30%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.30%) Wireshark
11 1 (0.15%) ATM
11 1 (0.15%) SSH
11 1 (0.15%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 167 (24.85%) Data Lake
2 104 (15.48%) SQL Server
3 58 (8.63%) Power BI
4 35 (5.21%) Amazon Athena
4 35 (5.21%) Data Warehouse
5 34 (5.06%) Apache Arrow
5 34 (5.06%) Apache Iceberg
5 34 (5.06%) Apache Ignite
5 34 (5.06%) Dremio
6 29 (4.32%) Tableau
7 26 (3.87%) PostgreSQL
8 23 (3.42%) Relational Database
9 22 (3.27%) Oracle Database
10 20 (2.98%) Metadata
11 19 (2.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 18 (2.68%) MySQL
13 16 (2.38%) BigQuery
14 14 (2.08%) Amazon Redshift
14 14 (2.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 13 (1.93%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 41 (6.10%) JIRA
2 40 (5.95%) Git
3 31 (4.61%) SonarQube
4 27 (4.02%) Maven
5 22 (3.27%) Cucumber
5 22 (3.27%) GitLab
5 22 (3.27%) Selenium
6 21 (3.13%) Bitbucket
6 21 (3.13%) Sonatype Nexus
7 19 (2.83%) Jenkins
8 14 (2.08%) Gradle
9 4 (0.60%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.60%) WiX
10 3 (0.45%) LSMW
11 2 (0.30%) ERwin
11 2 (0.30%) IBM UrbanCode
11 2 (0.30%) Subversion
12 1 (0.15%) gulp
12 1 (0.15%) SpecFlow
12 1 (0.15%) VersaTest
General
1 313 (46.58%) Finance
2 193 (28.72%) Social Skills
3 146 (21.73%) Front Office
4 83 (12.35%) Banking
5 71 (10.57%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (8.63%) Investment Banking
7 51 (7.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 40 (5.95%) Public Sector
9 30 (4.46%) Law
9 30 (4.46%) Retail
10 27 (4.02%) Local Government
11 21 (3.13%) Corporate Banking
12 20 (2.98%) Games
13 18 (2.68%) Marketing
14 17 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (2.38%) Police
16 12 (1.79%) Legal
16 12 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
17 11 (1.64%) Back Office
18 7 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 94 (13.99%) Lead
2 85 (12.65%) Developer
3 83 (12.35%) Senior
4 66 (9.82%) Software Engineer
5 59 (8.78%) Architect
6 47 (6.99%) Analyst
7 42 (6.25%) AWS Engineer
8 41 (6.10%) Consultant
9 36 (5.36%) Data Governance Analyst
9 36 (5.36%) Data Governance Manager
9 36 (5.36%) Governance Manager
10 34 (5.06%) AWS Software Engineer
11 32 (4.76%) Programme Manager
12 30 (4.46%) Head of Finance
13 29 (4.32%) Data Engineer
14 27 (4.02%) Solutions Architect
15 26 (3.87%) Finance Manager
15 26 (3.87%) Senior Developer
16 25 (3.72%) Project Manager
17 24 (3.57%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (7.14%) HTML
2 45 (6.70%) React
3 43 (6.40%) .NET
3 43 (6.40%) CSS
4 42 (6.25%) PySpark
4 42 (6.25%) REST
5 41 (6.10%) Kafka
6 40 (5.95%) RESTful
7 34 (5.06%) gRPC
7 34 (5.06%) NumPy
7 34 (5.06%) Pandas
7 34 (5.06%) Protocol Buffers
7 34 (5.06%) SciPy
8 27 (4.02%) Spring
8 27 (4.02%) XML
9 21 (3.13%) Jest
9 21 (3.13%) JPA
9 21 (3.13%) Redux
9 21 (3.13%) Sass
9 21 (3.13%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 147 (21.88%) Derivative
1 147 (21.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 146 (21.73%) Equities
2 146 (21.73%) Fixed Income
2 146 (21.73%) Hedge funds
3 79 (11.76%) Product Ownership
4 43 (6.40%) Cloud Native
5 41 (6.10%) Legacy Systems
6 36 (5.36%) Enterprise Software
7 20 (2.98%) Mobile Games
8 17 (2.53%) Virtual Team
9 16 (2.38%) Data Centre
10 15 (2.23%) Mobile App
10 15 (2.23%) Onboarding
11 13 (1.93%) Management Information System
12 12 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
13 11 (1.64%) Private Cloud
14 10 (1.49%) NHS
15 9 (1.34%) Greenfield Project
16 8 (1.19%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 50 (7.44%) Windows
2 46 (6.85%) Linux
3 22 (3.27%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.49%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.34%) Android
6 8 (1.19%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.60%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.45%) CentOS
8 3 (0.45%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.30%) Unix
9 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.15%) Debian
10 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.15%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 297 (44.20%) Agile
2 182 (27.08%) Data Migration
3 152 (22.62%) Data Governance
4 147 (21.88%) Roadmaps
5 140 (20.83%) Problem-Solving
6 135 (20.09%) Data Management
7 126 (18.75%) DevOps
8 114 (16.96%) Regulatory Compliance
9 112 (16.67%) Investment Management
10 102 (15.18%) Mentoring
11 101 (15.03%) Software Engineering
12 99 (14.73%) CI/CD
13 69 (10.27%) Business Intelligence
14 66 (9.82%) CRM
15 64 (9.52%) Microservices
16 61 (9.08%) Containerisation
17 60 (8.93%) Project Management
18 57 (8.48%) Data Modelling
19 55 (8.18%) Analytics
20 54 (8.04%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 196 (29.17%) SQL
2 116 (17.26%) Python
3 99 (14.73%) Java
4 91 (13.54%) JavaScript
5 72 (10.71%) TypeScript
6 45 (6.70%) C#
7 42 (6.25%) PowerShell
8 30 (4.46%) PL/SQL
9 16 (2.38%) Bash
10 13 (1.93%) T-SQL
11 8 (1.19%) Kotlin
11 8 (1.19%) Objective-C
11 8 (1.19%) Swift
12 7 (1.04%) Bicep
13 6 (0.89%) C++
14 4 (0.60%) Go
14 4 (0.60%) X++
15 3 (0.45%) PHP
15 3 (0.45%) Progress 4GL
16 2 (0.30%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 78 (11.61%) Degree
2 47 (6.99%) Security Cleared
3 41 (6.10%) Computer Science Degree
4 40 (5.95%) SC Cleared
5 28 (4.17%) DBS Check
6 27 (4.02%) Azure Certification
7 15 (2.23%) AWS Certification
7 15 (2.23%) PMI Certification
7 15 (2.23%) PMP
8 12 (1.79%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.19%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.19%) SAP Certification
11 6 (0.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.74%) CCNA
13 4 (0.60%) CCNP
14 3 (0.45%) ACCA
14 3 (0.45%) Linux+ Certification
14 3 (0.45%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (8.33%) QA
2 55 (8.18%) MiFID
3 52 (7.74%) Data Quality
4 48 (7.14%) Accessibility
5 15 (2.23%) GDPR
5 15 (2.23%) ISO 9001
6 10 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.34%) SLA
8 4 (0.60%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.45%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.45%) NIST
10 2 (0.30%) Dublin Core
11 1 (0.15%) DICOM
11 1 (0.15%) GMP
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 15022
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 54 (8.04%) Docker
2 45 (6.70%) Active Directory
3 23 (3.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.79%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.34%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.60%) HDFS
7 3 (0.45%) Dovecot
7 3 (0.45%) Postfix
7 3 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.30%) Firmware
8 2 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.30%) vSphere
9 1 (0.15%) Job Entry Subsystem
9 1 (0.15%) NFS
9 1 (0.15%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 56 (8.33%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.72%) Terraform
3 24 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (2.53%) Prometheus
5 15 (2.23%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (1.93%) Ansible
7 9 (1.34%) Failover Clustering
8 6 (0.89%) Argo
9 4 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.45%) Grafana
11 2 (0.30%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 2 (0.30%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.30%) SCCM
11 2 (0.30%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.15%) Backup Exec
12 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
12 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.15%) Puppet
12 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 1 (0.15%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 179 (26.64%) Microsoft
2 52 (7.74%) Oracle
3 40 (5.95%) SAP
4 35 (5.21%) Google
5 31 (4.61%) Databricks
6 28 (4.17%) VMware
7 21 (3.13%) Solace
8 17 (2.53%) Cisco
9 16 (2.38%) NEC
10 14 (2.08%) New Relic
11 12 (1.79%) Citrix
12 11 (1.64%) Salesforce
13 10 (1.49%) MuleSoft
14 9 (1.34%) IBM
14 9 (1.34%) Teradata
15 8 (1.19%) Aruba
15 8 (1.19%) Palo Alto
16 7 (1.04%) PeopleSoft
17 6 (0.89%) Fortinet
17 6 (0.89%) Sage